Early Years Leadership quotes by Ali Champness https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup Made with whimsy en-us 2018-06-04 13:50:34 UTC 2025-11-23 14:54:04 UTC hello@padlet.com The Nutbrown Review acknowledges a need to develop greater leadership capacity in England, suggesting that ‘all early years practitioners should aspire to be leaders, of practice if not of settings, and all should be capable of demonstrating some pedagogical leadership regardless of qualification level https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265392499 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09575146.2013.781135?instName=Coventry+University]]> 2018-06-04 13:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265392499 Effective leaders build teams of well-qualified and skilled practitioners who see themselves as educators. They put regular, rigorous performance management in place, and they hold staff to account for the quality of their teaching and children‟s progress. They ensure that their staff receive the right professional development and training at the right time and that they seek out, and share, good practice locally, nationally and, occasionally, internationally. (Ofsted,2013). https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265392506 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418840/Getting_it_right_first_time.pdf]]> 2018-06-04 13:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265392506 The ability to inspire – As a leader you need to be able to inspire your team. Get to know your team well to find out what inspires them and how to create inspiration. https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265392662
http://www.earlyyearscareers.com/eyc/latest-news/being-an-effective-early-years-leader/]]> 2018-06-04 13:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265392662 Ofsted’s report, Getting it right first time – Achieving and maintaining high-quality early years provision, highlights the importance of ‘strong and effective leadership’ in making settings good or outstanding https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265392975
https://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/nursery-world/news/1107154/ofsted-strong-leadership-key-ready-school ]]> 2018-06-04 13:57:54 UTC https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265392975 It highlights the importance of self-evaluation and the importance of individual staff reflecting on their own practice https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265393116
https://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/nursery-world/news/1107154/ofsted-strong-leadership-key-ready-school]]> 2018-06-04 13:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265393116 https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265393210 leadership is second only to teaching as an influence on learning, and that the quality and practice of leadership is linked in a consistent and demonstrable way to improved student outcomes and educational equity (Leithwood et al., 2006, p. 4; Mitgang, 2012, p. 3).

http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/our-publications/every-child-magazine/every-child-index/every-child-vol-18-4-2012/leadership-look-like-early-childhood-settings/]]> 2018-06-04 13:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265393210 A leader is .... https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265393330 The leaders role would normally involve:

Inspiring a team to be the best they can be and creating/sharing a vision
To influence best practice through sharing skilled and sound knowledge
To bridge the gap between management and practitioner
Discover the strengths and weaknesses of practitioners and use this
Lead the room to be as functional and effective as possible
To share and gather ideas around all aspects of the setting and EYFS and to create an ultimate decision
Be an example and show practitioners the way forward
Motivate the team
Not being afraid to take a step back and listen to others and act upon this. Creating leaders is just as important as being a leader.

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]]> 2018-06-04 13:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265393330 LeadershipLeadership has been seen as providing direction and exercising influence. Certainly being able to inspire others, having a clear vision, thinking creatively, having a problem-solving approach to difficulties and a commitment to partnership working as well as developed interpersonal skills are qualities of leaders. More specifically in the Early Years Foundation stage it is about leading others, leading learning and leading innovation in ways that are both practical yet creative.Leading OthersWhen we lead others we give them a sense of direction, yet at the same time we give them ownership and autonomy which allows them to grow and develop. For an organisation to flourish, regardless of whether you have three or thirty employees, requires that the potential of each person is unlocked. Success then is about being demanding yet having clear objectives but also about being creative; having confidence but also being self-critical; supporting to others yet stretching. Leading a team of others also involves creating a “can do” culture, taking calculated risks and demonstrating that learning from mistakes is acceptable, rewards success and develops personal accountability that is supported by collective responsibility.Leading LearningLeadership is distinct from management in as much as it is an art more than it is a science and it is focused on philosophy, vision and policy rather than on the practical day to day running of an organisation. In early childhood settings management is a necessary component of the leader’s role but it should not be the full extent of what the leader does. Leaders have to inspire others so as to influence them and they need to share their philosophy and beliefs so that the staff have a deep understanding of the values to which the organisation is committed. Amongst the many tasks leaders in schools and settings catering for young children need to consider is how leadership of learning is managed since it is no longer sufficient to leave this to chance because research has made it very clear that young children’s life chances are influenced the most during their earliest years.Leading InnovationBeing creative is about seeing and doing things differently, using your imagination and ‘thinking outside the box’. Creative leadership is about being creative leaders on a personal level and providing the conditions and opportunities for others to be creative (Stoll &Temperley, 2009). Ken Robinson in All Our Futures: Creativity, Culture & Education shared four characteristics of the creative processes:They all involve thinking or behaving imaginativelyOverall, this imaginative activity is purposefulThese processes must generate something originalThe outcomes must be of value in relation to the objective https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265393507 2018-06-04 13:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265393507 hello https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265393848 2018-06-04 14:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265393848 Leadership has been seen as providing direction and exercising influence. Certainly being able to inspire others, having a clear vision, thinking creatively, having a problem-solving approach to difficulties and a commitment to partnership working as well as developed interpersonal skills are qualities of leaders. More specifically in the Early Years Foundation stage it is about leading others, leading learning and leading innovation in ways that are both practical yet creative. https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265393868
http://www.earlyyearsmatters.co.uk/our-services/school-and-nursery-improvement-partner/leading-learning/

]]> 2018-06-04 14:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265393868 Making a difference in the early years: What does it take to be a good leader? https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265394628

1.Identifying and articulating a collective vision

2. Ensuring shared understanding, meanings and goals

3. Effective communication

4. Encouraging reflection

5. Monitoring and assessing practice

6. Commitment to ongoing, professional development

7. Distributed leadership

8. Building a learning community and team culture

9. Encouraging and facilitating parent and community partnerships

10. Leading and managing: striking the balance

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]]> 2018-06-04 14:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265394628 The person who is responsible for inspiring a team to be the best they can be and creating/sharing a vision. (Kimberly, 2015) https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265397932 2018-06-04 14:16:06 UTC https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265397932 Creative leadership is about being creative leaders on a personal level and providing the conditions and opportunities for others to be creative. Stoll and Temperly, 2009) https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265403236 2018-06-04 14:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/achampness/edy8lxbqosup/wish/265403236